GuideStar recently interviewed Stuart Etherington, Chief Executive at the NCVO who is also on the board of GuideStar International as well as a member of the Advisory Council for GuideStar UK. In the interview he spoke about:

Why the Office for the Third Sector should be changed to Office for Civil Society
The role GuideStar is playing in the development of the charitable sector in the UK and overseas
The way in which UK civil society compares with the rest of the world
How NCVO values more...

Japanese leadership in 2008 is essential to keep African development high on the international agenda as it is host of both the 4th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) and the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit. Recognising this important year for Japan, ODI has worked to bring together policy-makers, researchers and civil society to help inform this process. The resulting resources and events can be found at this ODI on... page.